🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of olive oil: 2024 trade data
Imports of olive oil by Saudi Arabia reached $115.1 million in 2024 (19.9 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 4% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 13% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of olive oil by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $115.1M | 19.9K t |
| 2023 | $110.6M | 18.9K t |
| 2022 | $139.0M | 36.8K t |
| 2021 | $106.7M | 36.5K t |
| 2020 | $60.7M | 19.4K t |
| 2019 | $67.6M | 17.9K t |
| 2018 | $80.4M | 17.5K t |
| 2017 | $48.1M | 9.2K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports olive oil from
Most of the value came from Turkey (30%), Syria (22%), Spain (18%). Among the main suppliers, Spain grew fastest (+47% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $34.7M | 30% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $25.8M | 22% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $20.3M | 18% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $12.5M | 11% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $10.0M | 8.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $4.2M | 3.7% |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | $3.5M | 3% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1.9M | 1.6% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $1.1M | 0.9% |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | $346K | 0.3% |
Types of olive oil under HS 1509
| 1509.10 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 89% |
| 1509.90 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 11% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1509.
Average import price of olive oil
The average declared value was about $5.77 per kg, 29% below the world average of $8.13, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports olive oil
Exports of olive oil by Saudi Arabia reached $5.8 million in 2024 (933 tonnes). Most of it went to Kuwait (43%), United Arab Emirates (15%), Spain (15%). Among the main buyer markets, Spain grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $2.5M | 43% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $870K | 15% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $869K | 15% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $544K | 9.3% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $413K | 7.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $377K | 6.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $102K | 1.8% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $86K | 1.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $83K | 1.4% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $3K | 0.1% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1509: Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
Olive oil trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of olive oil imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported olive oil worth $115.1 million in 2024 (19.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import olive oil from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Turkey (30%), Syria (22%), Spain (18%).
What is the average import price of olive oil in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $5.77 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $8.13 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export olive oil?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported olive oil worth $5.8 million in 2024, mainly to Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Spain.
What is the HS code for olive oil?
Olive oil falls under HS heading 1509 (Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading olive oil with Saudi Arabia?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Saudi Arabia trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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